dinted
simple past tense and past participle of dint
• tinded
Source: Wiktionary
Dint, n. Etym: [OE. dint, dent, dunt, a blow, AS. dynt; akin to Icel. dyntr a dint, dynta to dint, and perh. to L. fendere (in composition). Cf. 1st Dent, Defend.]
1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs.] "Mortal dint." Milton. "Like thunder's dint." Fairfax.
2. The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent. Dryden. Every dint a sword had beaten in it [the shield]. Tennyson.
3. Force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of. Now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity. Shak. It was by dint of passing strength That he moved the massy stone at length. Sir W. Scott.
Dint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dinting.]
Definition: To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent. Donne. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
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